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{"Image ImageDescription": "Interview of Floating garden's people that work there.\n\nBangladesh?s annual monsoon rainfalls submerge lowland areas for months on end. But in the rural southern district the crops rise with the floodwaters.\n\nFarmers here sow their harvests on floating rafts made from water hyacinth plants. This traditional method ? known as dhap ? allows farmers to grow food even when severe floods threaten livelihoods elsewhere in the country.\n\nClimate change is making Bangladesh?s yearly monsoon rains more volatile and more intense ? in some cases, severe floods have fuelled permanent migration away from rural areas. Agricultural experts say floating gardens can be one way of adapting to mounting disaster risks by strengthening food security.\n\nBangladesh?s government includes the expansion of floating agriculture as part of its climate change adaptation strategy, and various NGOs have set up projects elsewhere in the country. The UK-based Practical Action has worked with local groups to introduce floating gardens in Gaibandha district, in Bangladesh?s north, allowing people to grow crops throughout the year even when it floods.\n\nBut floating gardens have their limitations. The practice requires large stretches of land covered in still water through most of the year, enough water hyacinth plants ? an invasive species ? to build the floating rafts, and a market to make such farming profitable. And while floating gardens may be disaster-resistant, they?re not disaster-proof: it?s unclear how they?ll withstand further climate threats like drought, temperature rise, or soil salinity caused by rising sea-levels and storm surges.", "Image Copyright": "Zakir Hossain Chowdhury"}